“Outcomes matter to our students and their families,” LSU President F. King Alexander said in a press release. “As we continue to break records by graduating and recruiting our largest, most successful, and most diverse classes on record, we also pay careful attention to the markers that demonstrate their success."

LSU ranked fourth in the SEC in early-career earnings for graduates with a bachelor's degree with an average $54,800 yearly salary. Of the 50 public flagship universities in the nation, LSU ranked 21st in early-career earnings and 16th in middle-career earnings.

The news comes as LSU welcomes its largest freshman class into the now top-ranked public university in Louisiana. "I’m proud that we are once again highly-ranked in these metrics that demonstrate real impact," Alexander said. "That’s what drives the mission of a flagship university."